Rosenstein Indicts 12 Russian Intel Officers for Hacking DNC

The deputy attorney general announced Friday that the Mueller investiagtion identified 12 Russians as responsible for hacking various Democratic groups.

By NTK Staff | 07.13.2018 @2:00pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced on Friday that the Department of Justice indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Clinton campaign.

“The indictment charges 12 Russian military officers by name for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election,” Rosenstein said.

The deputy attorney general told a press conference that the Russian operatives used online social media accounts to release hacked materials.

The indictment, which can be read here, did not charge any Americans with a crime.